Description
Jason Calacanis covers startups, tech, markets, media, and all the hottest topics in business and technology. He also interviews the world’s greatest founders, operators, investors, and innovators.
Episodes
- 2024 / 7 / 26Scaling Creativity: Josh Silverman on Etsy's growth, AI integration, and market strategies | E1985This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Coda. Coda empowers your startup by bringing words, tables, and teams together. Strategize, plan, and track goals effectively with all your valuable data in one...
- 2024 / 7 / 24Wiz passes on Google, Meta pushes open-source AI ahead, Spotify’s earnings, and more! | E1984This Week in Startups is brought to you by… AssemblyAI. Get maximum value from voice data with AssemblyAI. Build powerful products and features for your end users on the industry’s leading speech-to-text...
- 2024 / 7 / 22Building Enduring Value and Hitting Incremental Gains with Benchmark’s Sarah Tavel | E1983This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save...
- 2024 / 7 / 19US space innovation, defense tech challenges, and more with True Anomaly’s Even Rogers | E1982This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST...
- 2024 / 7 / 17Top 5 VC funds raise big $, venture capital DPI is back, and Sequoia’s offer to LP’s | E1981This Week in Startups is brought to you by… OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST listeners can get an extra 20% off any...
- 2024 / 7 / 15Google weighs $23B for Wiz, startups in a second Trump admin, and Sequoia's Stripe sale | E1980Todays show: Alex Wilhelm joins Jason to discuss the role of social media and rhetoric in spreading conspiracy theories in the wake of the attempt on Trump (5:43), Silicon Valley's political landscape and...
- 2024 / 7 / 13Five levels of AI, venture's recovery & the hottest construction startups | E1979This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST...
- 2024 / 7 / 10Anand Nandakumar on the future of remote driving and ride services | E1978This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Intercom. Intercom’s AI-first service is the best thing to happen to your customers since you. TWIST listeners can get 90% off Intercom’s platform at...
- 2024 / 7 / 10GPU clusters, venture trends, and the robotics startups we’re most excited about | E1977This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Tech Domains. Don’t miss our “Jam Session with JCal” contest! To apply and get more details go to https://jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech domains. Vanta....
- 2024 / 7 / 3AI Demos: Sunny’s Back with Luma Labs, Kling, Claude Sonnet & Getting AI Native | E1976This Week in Startups is brought to you by… NetSuite. The number one cloud financial system, bringing accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR, into ONE platform. Giving you ONE source of truth. By...
- 2024 / 7 / 2Logan Allin and Neil Datta on which startups AI puts at risk, tech regulation, and H-1B reform | E1975This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Intercom. Intercom’s AI-first service is the best thing to happen to your customers since you. TWIST listeners can get 90% off Intercom’s platform at...
- 2024 / 7 / 2The MEI vs DEI debate, tech press, Chime buys Salt Labs, and more! | E1974This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Lemon.io - Hire pre-vetted remote developers, get 15% off your first 4 weeks of developer time at https://Lemon.io/twist Eight Sleep. Good sleep is the ultimate...
- 2024 / 6 / 27Sequoia & the Hewlett Foundation on VCs NOT raising funds, Cisco's $1B AI fund, and more! | E1973This Week in Startups is brought to you by… OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST listeners can get an extra 20% off any...
- 2024 / 6 / 27TWIST NEWS: AI Music, Circle’s IPO, TWIST500 and more! | E1972This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to https://www.linkedin.com/twist to post your first job for free. Terms and...
- 2024 / 6 / 25Immigration, The Trump Interview, Air Taxis in the Bay Area and the Future of Remote Work | E1971This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Ads. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Vanta. Compliance and security...
- 2024 / 6 / 22Start-Up Nation Deep Dive with Dan Senor | E1970This Week in Startups is brought to you by… DevSquad - Most dev agencies only offer developers. Why? Because product management is hard. Get an entire product team for the cost of one US developer plus 10%...
- 2024 / 6 / 20From the future of flight to brand building, insight from Liquidity Summit 2024 | E1969This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Coda. Coda empowers your startup by bringing words, tables, and teams together. Strategize, plan, and track goals effectively with all your valuable data in one...
- 2024 / 6 / 19Nvidia tops Microsoft, FTC sues Adobe, weight loss startups, and more! | E1968This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST...
- 2024 / 6 / 17Woke Google Maps, how Wells Fargo is losing money on fintech, and the global AI race | E1967This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save...
- 2024 / 6 / 14Lessons in Unreasonable Hospitality with Will Guidara | E1966This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Oracle - Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, or OCI, is a single platform for your infrastructure, database, application development, and AI needs. Take a free test drive...
- 2024 / 6 / 12Inflation cools, how Waymo handled a crash, and the next startups to go public | E1965This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Eight Sleep. Good sleep is the ultimate game changer. The newest generation of the pod, the Pod 4 ultra has arrived. Head to https://www.eightsleep.com/twist and...
- 2024 / 6 / 11Apple’s WWDC 2024: Reactions, Highlights & Breakdowns with Jason and Alex | E1964This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save...
- 2024 / 6 / 11The state of seed, the first TWIST500 startups, and the impact of anonymous apps on society | E1963This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Attio. A radically new CRM for the next era of companies. Head to https://attio.com/twist to get 15% off for your first year. OpenPhone. Create business phone...
- 2024 / 6 / 8Great Builders & Success First with Intercom’s Eoghan McCabe | E1962This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Ads - To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups .Tech Domains - Don’t miss our...
- 2024 / 6 / 7Rising Above the Noise in Consumer VC with Kirsten Green of Forerunner | E1961This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta - Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST...
- 2024 / 6 / 6Texas energy grid challenges and solutions with Base Power’s Justin Lopas | E1960This Week in Startups is brought to you by… OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST listeners can get an extra 20% off any...
- 2024 / 5 / 31Steve Jurvetson and The Metals Company on Ocean mining, EV market growth, and AI's tech impact | E1959This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Eight Sleep. Good sleep is the ultimate game changer. The newest generation of the pod, the Pod 4 ultra has arrived. Head to eightsleep.com/twist and use code TWIST...
- 2024 / 5 / 29Mastering Venture Capital and Founder Strategies with Rory O’Driscoll and Mark SusterThis Week in Startups is brought to you by… Northwest Registered Agent. Start your business fast and secure with Northwest Registered Agent! In just 10 clicks and 10 minutes, set up your entire business...
- 2024 / 5 / 29TWIST News: xAI's massive $6B raise, the startups building our drone future & TWIST500 | E1957This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Ads. To redeem a $100 LinkedIn ad credit and launch your first campaign, go to http://www.linkedin.com/thisweekinstartups Vanta. Compliance and security...
- 2024 / 5 / 27AI investments, VC ecosystem geography, and VC hypocrisy | E1956This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save...
- 2024 / 5 / 23Glue: The New Slack Killer with David Sacks and Evan Owen | E1955In this episode, David Sacks and Evan Owen of Glue join Jason to demo their new “slack killer” product (4:38), explain the role of AI within Glue (14:14), discuss building products with remote vs in-person...
- 2024 / 5 / 23$NVDA's earnings, media economics in the AI era, Farcaster's mega crypto round, and more! | E1954This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Zendesk - The best customer experiences are built with Zendesk. Qualifying startups can join their Startup program and get Zendesk products free, for six months!...
- 2024 / 5 / 21OpenAI drama, billion-dollar exits, and founder salaries with new co-host Alex Wilhelm | E1953This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta - Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST...
- 2024 / 5 / 20Crypto, the Midas List, and democratizing VC with Delian Asparouhov and Mel Williams | E1952This Week in Startups is brought to you by… OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST listeners can get an extra 20% off any...
- 2024 / 5 / 18Pioneering physical AI with Archetype AI’s Ivan Poupyrev | E1951This Week in Startups is brought to you by… .Tech Domains - Don’t miss our “Jam Session with JCal” contest, coming soon! To apply and get more details go to https://jamwithjcal.tech brought to you by .tech...
- 2024 / 5 / 17AI Demos: Big Drops This Week from OpenAI & Google | E1950This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to https://www.linkedin.com/twist to post your first job for free. Terms and...
- 2024 / 5 / 16Bridging education and business with The OC’s Dr. Justin Terry | E1949This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save...
- 2024 / 5 / 15Max Altman & Ben Braverman chart Saga VC's maiden voyage with Mark Suster | E1948This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Mercury - 90% of startups fail. Just 10 out of every 100 make it. Mercury exists to close that gap — helping companies succeed with banking and credit cards...
- 2024 / 5 / 11AI Robots with Purpose with Jake Loosararian of Gecko Robotics | E1947This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST...
- 2024 / 5 / 9Today's Space Tech Boom with Apex's Ian Cinnamon and Mark Suster | E1946Squarespace - Turn your idea into a new website! Go to http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or...
- 2024 / 5 / 9Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern’s Matt Wilkerson | E1945This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Equinix. The Equinix Startup program offers a hybrid infrastructure solution for startups, including up to $100K in credits and personalized consultations and...
- 2024 / 5 / 6LIQUIDITY: Elon Musk Raises $6 Billion for his New AI Startup, and more! | E1944This Week in Startups is brought to you by… OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST listeners can get an extra 20% off any...
- 2024 / 5 / 6LIQUIDITY: Major challenger to OpenAI, xAI, closing on $6B in funding | E1944This Week in Startups is brought to you by… OpenPhone. Create business phone numbers for you and your team that work through an app on your smartphone or desktop. TWiST listeners can get an extra 20% off any...
- 2024 / 5 / 3Decoding Customer Insights, Trust, and the Jobs-to-be-Done Framework with Bob Moesta | E1943This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Hubspot for Podcast Networks - Looking to up your marketing game? Check out the podcast: Marketing Against the Grain: https://lnk.to/h3vKHnTW. Hosted by Hubspot CMO...
- 2024 / 5 / 2Startup pitch competition! Jason invests $25K into one of three founders | E1942This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Eppo. Experimentation is how generation-defining companies win. Accelerate your experimentation velocity with Eppo. Visit https://www.geteppo.com/twist Eight...
- 2024 / 4 / 30AI Demos: Llama 3 Innovations, vibecheck, Globe Engineer, Wisdolia and Tesla’s FSD | E1941This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Squarespace. Turn your idea into a new website! Go to http://www.Squarespace.com/TWIST for a free trial. When you’re ready to launch, use offer code TWIST to save...
- 2024 / 4 / 29How AI and remote work is coming for your job | E1940This Week in Startups is brought to you by… NetSuite. The number one cloud financial system, bringing accounting, financial management, inventory, and HR, into ONE platform. Giving you ONE source of truth. By...
- 2024 / 4 / 26PodcastAI: Edward Brawer is here to be your podcast’s arms dealer! | E1939This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Coda. A new doc that brings words, tables and teams together. All your valuable data, plans, objectives, and strategies in one place. Go to...
- 2024 / 4 / 26The power of super communication with Charles Duhigg | E1938This Week in Startups is brought to you by… LinkedIn Jobs. A business is only as strong as its people, and every hire matters. Go to https://www.linkedin.com/twist to post your first job for free. Terms and...
- 2024 / 4 / 25Ask Jason LIVE!: Navigating startup growth with Real-Time Q&A | E1937This Week in Startups is brought to you by… Vanta. Compliance and security shouldn't be a deal-breaker for startups to win new business. Vanta makes it easy for companies to get a SOC 2 report fast. TWiST...